HackingProfessional ServicesEducationProfessional ServicesStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Wheeling University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 17, 2025

Filed

Jun 18, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Wheeling University →

Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott LLC notified Wheeling University and affected individuals of a cyber incident discovered on April 17, 2025. An unauthorized actor accessed an attorney's computer and copied a 2019 Wheeling Jesuit alumni list. The incident involved identity information (names, addresses, government IDs) of approximately 7 Rhode Island residents. The firm engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and contained the incident. No misuse of information was detected.

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Incident timeline

Apr 17, 2025

Discovered

Jun 18, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_51d76bf7541ae07e2025-06-23 · +5dCandidate

Name: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC
norm: eckert seamans cherin mellott

Name: Wheeling University
norm: wheeling university
Industry: Professional ServicesllmEducationllm

Discovered: Apr 17, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 18, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified all appropriate state regulators
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Worked with our team to secure our network and begin an investigation
Notified Wheeling University
Monitoring internet sources
Implemented additional security protocols designed to enhance the security of our network and internal systems
Notified all appropriate state regulators
Began an investigation with the assistance of a nationally recognized digital forensics firm
Notified law enforcement
Quickly contained this incident
Changes made: Implemented additional security protocols designed to enhance the security of our network and internal systems
Continue to evaluate additional steps that may be taken to further bolster our defenses
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Nebraska State AGJun 18 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Pattern: first filing Jun 18 (NE), last Jun 23 (MA) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/bf626ab9-3b04-446d-b337-6bcc7e1c582c.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 18, 2025
Raw hash: 5ccefcc214a39d21c890d4373c35841945cb784d9c7a9acec24618af822c1d9a

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

Victim entityWheeling University

Incidentdiscovered Apr 17, 2025

Stated responseWorked with our team to secure our network and begin an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov